What happened
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On June 8, 1998M at 1055 hours pacific daylight time, a Saab 91B, N6370L, went off the end of the runway during an aborted takeoff at the Benton Field Airport, reding, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the commercial pilot and passenger, the sole occupants, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that on the takeof roll, he didn't feel as if the engine was producing full power. He applied the brakes in an attempt to abort the takeoff and subsequently ground looped the aircraft. The right main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest upright off the edge of the runway. The pilot reported to the safety board that he realized that he had the carburetor heat on at the time of takeoff. (-23) on June 08, 1998, Mr. Lars ljungqvist began his takeoff roll in N6370L, a Saab 91B, serial number 266. Note: this aircraft is certificated in the experimental exhibition category. Witness reports were that the engine sounded like it was not making full power. The pilot (Mr. Ljunqvist) aborted the takeoff but could not stop in time and ran off the end of the runway, breaking off the landing gear, breaking one propeller blade and causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Visual inspection of the wreckage showed that the carburetor heat was selected to the hot position at the time of takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 8, 1998M AT 1055 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SAAB 91B, N6370L, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT THE BENTON FIELD AIRPORT, REDING, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE TAKEOF ROLL, HE DIDN'T FEEL AS IF THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING FULL POWER. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD THAT HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF. (-23) ON JUNE 08, 1998, MR. LARS LJUNGQVIST BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL IN N6370L, A SAAB 91B, SERIAL NUMBER 266. NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFICATED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION CATEGORY. WITNESS REPORTS WERE THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS NOT MAKING FULL POWER. THE PILOT (MR. LJUNQVIST) ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BREAKING OFF THE LANDING GEAR, BREAKING ONE PROPELLER BLADE AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS SELECTED TO THE HOT POSITION AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.